Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-29
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
THE woMAN.s CONGRESS.

last Annual Session OF the Nationa
xgosnan's Congress.
The woman's congress, which held
Hts hast meeting in New York in Octo'
her. was one of the best The papers
covered q variety of subjects. ably
treated. They were spirited and often
brilliant. Discussion followed most OF
the papers.
1.-The Responsibility OF Women for
dhs Tone of Public Sentiment was the
first paper. contributed by Laura B.
Clay. of Kentucky. and read BY the
president of Sorosis. Mrs. NJ. Louise
Thomas. The paper pointed out the
disadvantages of "'inferior education.
dependence, poverty and political dis
ability" under which women are labor
ing. and showed that the remedy lay
in the education of popular sentiment
10 the belief that the true liberty OF
woman consisted in her emancipation
from dependence upon others for the
means of subsistence" The theme
MAS further discussed by Rev. Antoin-
cite Brown Blackwell, of Elizabeth, n.
j.. who declared that ''the hearts and
thoughts of women could remOld So
ciesy in a decade" Mrs. Rebecca n.
Hazard. of st. Louis, contributed a
brilliant paper on "Home Studies for
Women" which was read by DR..
Julia Holmes Smith. 1t was criticism
of the old education for women as
compared with the new system of
--Home Clubs" for the pursuit of all
sorts of knowledge The paper was
niAy discussed by Mrs. Howe. Miss
Mary f. Eastman and Mrs. Henrietta
L. L. Woicott
On the first evening Miss May
Rogers read paper on ''Women in
Relation to Labor" and Mrs Frances
Fisher Wood read one on scientific
Charity" These papers were dis
.cusscd by Mrs. Ednah ID. Cheney and
Hiss Mary +. Eastman.
Or the second day there was an ex-
.cca&i,c meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors Mrs. Howe presided. Mrs. H.
l. 4 WOlcOtt, rs chairman of the
committee on Science, submitted an
encouraging report, which was sup
psemented by further reports on
Journalism. by Miss Lillian Whit
ing. of the Boston Traveller; "Educa-
tion." by Mrs. May Wright Sewall. of
indianapolis. and "Women and the
Labor Reform" by Mrs. Mary c. Peck
ham. Of Providence.
The afternoon session opened with a
poem by Mrs. Rebecca A. Halfway,
representing the cause of the women
as advancing to the tune of John
Ers<Hn's Body" The first paper was
by Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer. 1t was
n strong plea for 1.-The Need of Intel
acctual Sympathy among Women on
all points of belief. character and
l,scGsis. The session closed with dis
~c~ssssa of The Responsibility of the
States to their Dependent Children.
by airs. Mary E Cobb, of Germantown.
who for several years has been an act
ivc worker in the cause of prison re-
form and industrial education. Mrs.
nirs- Frances Z. Harper shared in the
discussion of this paper.
The papers read at the evening ses-
sion were Thought. Hope and Con-
-sslation from Browning" by Mrs.
Hny E Bagg. and 1.-The Egyptian
%Emuen," by Mrs. Charlotte B. Will
soour, of Paris. Both papers were
,cas.ddl!y discussed. Mrs. May Wright
:Seua4i read apaper on women as
Educators" which elected an earnest
discussion Mrs. Sewall said: up to
l7N the men monopolized for one hum
'ircd zpna forty-scven years the profess
.sis,A of teaching. but the enormous
change since that time is shown in the
last census. which reported that IS. 325
anca are engaged in teaching and scicn-
fiiie pursuits. as compared with no.
600 women. Yet but slight share in
tho direction of education is intrusted
TO women" Miss Julia Nj. Thomas,
OF the Health Protective Association,
tpated of the relations of health and
education. declaring that the ghost OF
Ferrcntage haunts the health of the
children. Miss Eastman and Mrs. H.
L. I. Wolcott took part in this discus
sion A paper on The Development
and Growth of Art in the West" was
read by Mrs Mary F. Wing. of Ne
braska Mrs Howe read paper on
-.Aristophanes," and Miss Wendell one
ON Freedom of Fate" The Congress
Chen adjourned.
The following officers were elected
President-Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.
Sccretary-Miss Ella c. Lapham, OF New
York
Tnasurer-Mrs H L. T. wolcott of sIassa
-GAHsett&
Aniiitors-Sophis C. Holman. OF New York
znnd SarahJ Eddy, Of Rhode Island.
Among the Vice-Pres dents are: Mrs. Ednaf
ID Cheney, OF Massachusetts; Mary C. Peck
nam. OF Rhode Island; c. A. Quimby. Of Maine
Csrolnc r. Wendell. Of New Hampshire; Prof
HAria Mitchell, Of New York; Antoinett<
Blackwell, OF New Jersey, and DR.. Jennie X
'f0a4 OF Canada
1he Directors include: Miss Mary F. East
RAa and Caroline F. Kennard, OF Massachu
sets; Mrs. Lita Barney Sayles. Of Connecticut
SHs1n Woodman, OF New Hampshire, and DR.
AltD AcGi.lavray. Of Canada
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